Fresh Organic Basil and Raspberries For Sale at Littlewood farm in Plainfield, Vermont. Now till September!
AUGUST IS HERE AND THE BASIL IS READY.
Littlewood farm has bulk basil available for home pesto making now through
the middle of September. This is a prime pesto variety, with small stems
and large leaves. We charge $6.00 per pound, or $20.00 for a 4 pound box.
Call 454-8466 to place your order. Please give us a couple of days notice.
ABOUT OUR RASPBERRIES
We are listed in the Vermont Organic Growers guide as having PYO
raspberries. This needs a little clarification. We are selling our summer
crop picked, at the Plainfield and Barre Farmers' Markets. PYO will be
available by appointment on our fall crop, which will begin about the 1st of
September. Give us a call at 454-8466 if you want to be on the list. The
price will be $4.00 per pint.
Open for Late Season Pick Your Own Strawberries
Littlewood farm is now open for late season picking. The berries are sweet and juicy and we will only be charging $4 a quart. Please call ahead 802-454-8466
Littlewood Farm on the cover of NOFA’s Vermont Organic Farm and Food Guild
Joey Klein is on the front cover. In the picture Joey is out taking careful notes on crop conditions with clipboard, pen and walkie talkie in hand. Thanks NOFA!
Strawberry Report July 7th, 2009
After looking through the fields we are still finding strawberries that will be ripening the over the weekend. With cool weather and the rain, the berries are slowly turning from green to red. So far we have had just the right number of people show up to pick. Everyone was able to find enough; most people pick about 4 quarts. Some of the "picking teams" that came picked 12 quarts. Here comes the rain.... I hope that global warming will cause some warming in Vermont soon!
Littlewood Farm Over The Years
Come Support Littlewood and other Local Farms at the Plainfield Farmer’s Market
The Plainfield Farmer's Market is held every Sunday from 10am to 2pm in Plainfield Village Center. There is a range of vendors including fresh organic vegetables, prepared food, local meat, maple syrup, homemade products, and more! Come down and enjoy live music and a great community of people. Support Littlewood Farm and the other great farms in the area.
Free Community Meal in Barre Every Sunday
Central Vermont Food Not Bombs will be serving a free community meal, open to all, in Barre every Sunday. We will be serving in the lot next to the ReStore on Granite St. between 4pm and 6pm. Food is donated from local farms and farmer's markets. If interested in helping please email fnbcentralvt@gmail.com. Cooking begins at 1pm in Montpelier. We hope to see you there!
Late season strawberries pull through at Littlewood Farm
Our fields our busy today with pickers, the sun is out and it is starting to feel like it is really summer. Some of our pickers are having a hard time finding ripe berries but they say there are many green berries "ripening while they pick". Pending sunshine we will have a lot more berries later in the week.
Picking is open 8am-noon everyday
Call 802-552-4552
The berries this year are crisp and but very juicy inside. I think the texture comes from the weather the berries have been exposed to this season: Rain, Rain and more Rain. It would be interesting to research what types of strawberries grow best in Vermont.
At little wood farm we are growing three different types: Jewel, Cavendish and Cabot. We purchase our strawberries from Nourse Farm located in South Deerfield, MA.
Wow the sun is out! The strawberries are ripening up!
The weather report for the next fews day looks good. We are hope that the warm sun will make the strawberry season will turn around.